Baksan

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 43.55,Lat: 43.7
Elevation	447 meter above sea level
Local time	20:46:03pm
Name region/province:	Kabardin-Balkar
Name subregion:	Kabardin-Balkar

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Baksanges	12.4 km	West
2 Kuba	18.4 km	NorthWest
3 Nalchik	21.3 km	SouthEast
4 Zayukovo	24.5 km	SouthWest
5 Sarmakovo	25.4 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	243 km	SouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1192 km	West
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1224 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 205 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Georgia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Malka, part of the larger catchment area Terek.

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 80.6 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 113 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 97%, low mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Grozny North Airport (at a distance of 174 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Nalchik Airport (at a distance of 22 km in SouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Baksan in country Russia

Baksan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	99 km	South
2 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	172 km	South
3 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta	Georgia	225 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Baksan

Type of weather in Baksan	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	03:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:12 Europe/Amsterdam